A summit of the European Union is approaching that closely concerns the Erdogan government, which insists on its aggressive and occupying policy in the region. The most important agenda of the European Union (EU) leaders' summit, which will start on Thursday, December 10, and will last two days, is possible sanctions against the Ankara regime, which has been escalating tensions with Greece and Cyprus through its provocations in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Germany, which holds the term presidency of the EU and has not been in favor of steps to anger the Erdogan regime until recently, has frequently voiced sanctions against Ankara since last week. The foreign ministers of the 27 member states gathered in Brussels before the summit on Thursday and discuss what these sanctions will be.

MAAS: OUR ATTEMPTS FAILED

No decision is expected at today's meeting, but the ministers will discuss what kind of decisions will be taken at the summit. Speaking before the meeting, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said they were unable to start a direct dialogue between the EU and Turkey because of tensions between Turkey, Cyprus and Greece. He added that Turkey's continued provocations would be debated in detail in today's meeting.

Another issue that ministers will address today is the Human Rights Sanctions Regime, which envisages the imposition of sanctions on human rights violations by the EU on a global scale. In connection with this issue, the Erdogan regime is expected to be debated over. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn made a statement to reporters before the meeting saying that the EU will impose sanctions on regimes which do not respect human rights. "This will be a warning to Turkey," Jean Asselborn said.

"FINAL DECISIONS MUST BE TAKEN AGAINST ANKARA"

Austria has called for tough decisions against the Ankara regime before the summit. Stating that the policies pursued by Ankara are no longer acceptable, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg remarked that the EU should take concrete decisions using a very clear language. 

According to the reports and analysis in the European media it will not be easy to issue an embargo on Turkey. It is pointed out that Hungary, Poland and even Bulgaria, which have recently established close relations with the Erdogan regime, may veto the decision. At the top of the EU's options for an embargo is the suspension of the Customs Union agreement and the financial aid given to Ankara within the framework of the EU membership and refugee agreement.